diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 39e504f..05220b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ version next
 - Change moderncvcolors.tex to a .sty file for MikTeX compatibility (#199)
 - Fix error when omitting the photo in contemporary style (#201)
 - Fix spacing between first and last name (#204)
+- Update Oldstyle to use symbols instead of marvosym (#209)
 
 version 2.4.1 (18 Jul 2024)
 - Fix commons/colors.tex not found in package (#194)
diff --git a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
index 37de3c5..d3c0f7f 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
@@ -47,11 +47,7 @@
 
 % symbols
 \if@symbols
-    \ifxetexorluatex
-    \moderncvicons{awesome}     % use font-awesome symbols if lualatex or xelatex is used
-    \else
-    \moderncvicons{marvosym}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
-    \fi
+    \moderncvicons{symbols}    % use marvosym symbols pdflatex is used
 \else
     \moderncvicons{letters}    % do not use symbols, use letters
 \fi